tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post3605580428632435392..comments2019-03-21T11:31:02.813-05:00Comments on Review This!: Stop Littering: How to Keep Your Community BeautifulCynthia Sylvestermousenoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-80574556309119750672017-04-08T08:05:05.625-05:002017-04-08T08:05:05.625-05:00Barbara, excellent point! Traveling on the highway...Barbara, excellent point! Traveling on the highways around here, especially in the dry late summer, it isn&#39;t at all unusual to come across a section of median or shoulder area that has been burned. Worse, some of those areas do spread and turn into serious wildfires, most of which were totally preventable. I honestly can&#39;t understand why some people seem clueless about controlling their Susan Deppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-40093917169071028892017-04-08T07:57:12.311-05:002017-04-08T07:57:12.311-05:00Same here, Barbara, and what a great idea the adop...Same here, Barbara, and what a great idea the adopt-a-road program is!Susan Deppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-11173701879630579302017-04-07T22:34:57.082-05:002017-04-07T22:34:57.082-05:00I would also tend to pick up the litter myself ra...I would also tend to pick up the litter myself rather than confront someone who was littering. Littering can be downright dangerous. Those carelessly thrown cigarette butts have started a few forest fires. Thank you for writing this. Barbara Radisavljevichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-9184632782692000752017-04-07T22:29:23.504-05:002017-04-07T22:29:23.504-05:00In our community it&#39;s most likely to be volunt...In our community it&#39;s most likely to be volunteers cleaning the roadside. Our state has an adopt-a-road program in which both individuals and organizations participate.Barbara Radisavljevichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-32112941119633334092017-04-07T08:23:10.308-05:002017-04-07T08:23:10.308-05:00I agree that there isn&#39;t as much littering as ...I agree that there isn&#39;t as much littering as there used to be, Louanne, and I&#39;m thankful for that. Glad your daughter isn&#39;t afraid to speak up and do the right thing! Susan Deppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-88996548578194604852017-04-07T08:20:07.170-05:002017-04-07T08:20:07.170-05:00Good to know, Louanne. I don&#39;t like a lot of g...Good to know, Louanne. I don&#39;t like a lot of government intrusion, but this issue I can get behind.Susan Deppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-45455859862181224592017-04-07T08:03:10.161-05:002017-04-07T08:03:10.161-05:00Our state capital has banned smoking in the CBD - ...Our state capital has banned smoking in the CBD - it&#39;s certainly made the area a lot cleaner.Louanne Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951757285411365871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-55138369071209748822017-04-07T08:00:58.433-05:002017-04-07T08:00:58.433-05:00I hate littering although I&#39;m not confrontatio...I hate littering although I&#39;m not confrontational so would tend to pick up the candy bar wrapper myself and dispose of it. My teenage daughter on the other hand gets so worked up with people littering she&#39;d probably give someone a full on lecture about littering ........ her friends know not to even think about littering when she&#39;s there. <br />I must admit I don&#39;t personally Louanne Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951757285411365871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-39582533554907645222017-04-06T18:01:51.669-05:002017-04-06T18:01:51.669-05:00I believe it&#39;s so important to raise our child...I believe it&#39;s so important to raise our children to avoid littering and how they can just use their pockets if there&#39;s not a bin around. That&#39;s the type of training, I think, that often is easier caught than taught. Glad you&#39;ve done both with your guys! Susan Deppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-69358208664891875482017-04-06T17:58:51.163-05:002017-04-06T17:58:51.163-05:00In at least one city near where we live, Grammie O...In at least one city near where we live, Grammie O, there was recently a law passed to ban smoking in parks. The reason was because of the accumulation of cigarette trash. I&#39;m hoping that the trend to ban continues in our area and elsewhere. Appreciate your opinion, especially as a former smoker. Susan Deppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-43400387387553579212017-04-06T17:56:27.958-05:002017-04-06T17:56:27.958-05:00Thanks, Heather. I&#39;m with you on the eye roll!...Thanks, Heather. I&#39;m with you on the eye roll! Susan Deppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-49072007680095024132017-04-06T17:55:41.063-05:002017-04-06T17:55:41.063-05:00Cynthia, I definitely appreciate your comment abou...Cynthia, I definitely appreciate your comment about confrontations these days getting people killed. Unfortunately, that is very true so people need to use good judgment if faced with a littering situation. I&#39;m glad to know that you watched the video. I was quite impressed with the statistics and would like to think that it&#39;s other trash trucks with &quot;leaky&quot; covers that cause a Susan Deppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-90081656712362101412017-04-06T13:24:49.617-05:002017-04-06T13:24:49.617-05:00Good reminders for all of us. I can&#39;t stand th...Good reminders for all of us. I can&#39;t stand the act of littering! Pet.Peeve. - If I ever caught my sons littering even in the smallest way, I&#39;m was on them like a fly on you know what. Every single one of us can keep our communities looking beautiful just by doing our small share. It&#39;s not hard. Stuff the little bits of garbage in your pocket and toss them in the next bin you see. I Barbara Tremblay Cipakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993765545180922337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-52761092452146884982017-04-06T12:27:55.300-05:002017-04-06T12:27:55.300-05:00Litter is one of those things that really gets und...Litter is one of those things that really gets under my skin. I have stopped many people from dropping their &quot;offerings&quot; onto the street. What really gets me is the smokers who but their cigarettes and leave that mess behind. I was a smoker at one time and hated my fellow smokers for their lack of understanding that this was littering and not acceptable. I no longer smoke, but stillGrammie O Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711607646097689874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-20572547752121606862017-04-06T10:21:51.854-05:002017-04-06T10:21:51.854-05:00I don&#39;t litter, my parents didn&#39;t and my k...I don&#39;t litter, my parents didn&#39;t and my kids don&#39;t. But like Miss Mouse, I would be much more inclined to throw it away myself than to confront anyone. I once had a guy tell me that it&#39;s fine to litter as it gives people jobs. Insert eye roll here. Good reminder article. Heather Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426143515638258497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-69104796430043484902017-04-06T09:42:38.609-05:002017-04-06T09:42:38.609-05:00I am always amazed at how people will just toss tr...I am always amazed at how people will just toss trash out of their car windows. Clearly, they don&#39;t want to be bothered with their own trash. Why in the world would they think anyone else should have to pick up after them. I guess I most often see people toss out cigarette butts, but when I look at the roadside, I see it is littered with plastic bottles and cans. That kind of stuff just Cynthia Sylvestermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690700963857028874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-75957349487184710252017-04-06T08:48:27.250-05:002017-04-06T08:48:27.250-05:00Elf, I&#39;m glad to know that you still remember ...Elf, I&#39;m glad to know that you still remember and carry that anti-littering lesson along with you. I feel certain that my parents never littered, so I never developed the habit, but I do remember specifically learning about why it was important not to litter when I was in sixth grade. Amazing what lessons stick with us. Good for you for choosing B in the quiz! I would today, but I still Susan Deppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-14871743738738631532017-04-06T08:40:25.055-05:002017-04-06T08:40:25.055-05:00Susan, your subject resonates with me. When I was ...Susan, your subject resonates with me. When I was in the 8th grade our class did a play that dealt with littering. It made such a solid impression on me that to this day (many, many moons later)I can&#39;t bear the tiniest bit of littering. Over the years I&#39;ve been involved in beach clean-up days, roadside clean up in our neighborhood, and other anti-littering days/campaigns. In your quiz, I&Wednesday Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125647693828663780noreply@blogger.com